Patterson Cemetery District
Obits listing for 1914
Submitted by Gale Stroud 23 Aug 2007
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Olsen Martin 140808 p1
Martin Olson Dies After Operation; Martin Olson of Patterson who was operated upon at the Evans Hospital at Modesto
on Tuesday of last week for gangrene of the heart died at 9 o clock Thursday morning. On the day following the
operation he was reported to be doing very well, but from that time on began to fail rapidly, the disease having made such
inroads upon his strength and vitality that he could not recover from the shock. The body was taken to the undertaking
parlors of Bowker & Wood where it was, kept until the arrival Monday of Mrs. Olson s brother, C. L. Olson of Waverly,
Nebraska, when it was shipped to Waverly for interment. The deceased was a native of Sweden and was born January
31st, 1873. He lived, for some time at Waverly, Neb., and has relatives there. He purchased a farm in the north end of
the Patterson colony some time ago, and came here Feb. 15th last to make this his permanent home. His family consists
of the widow,. Mrs. Emma Olson, and two children, Clarence aged 11, and Violet aged 5. They accompanied the body
East and will not return to Patterson for about a. month.
Patterson Thomas W 140321 p1a
Founder of Patterson Summoned By Death; T. W. Patterson, Banker and Capitalist, Answers Last Call - - - He Was
Greatly Respected and Honored by Friends and Business Associates, and Universal Regret is Expressed Over His Passing
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and capitalist of Fresno and one of the most influential men in the San Joaquin Valley, died in the Adler Sanitarium at
San Francisco at 9:40 o'clock last Saturday morning, March 14th. The news of his death was not unexpected, as his
condition had been growing worse for several days, yet the message came as a shock to the people and when the flags
were run to half mast on the various building in town expressions of keen regret were heard on all sides. The founder of
the town was dead; the people of Patterson had lost their best friend.
Consulted Specialists: Mr. Patterson had suffered from stomach trouble for some time, but the illness which led to his
death started about six weeks ago. He was taken ill on a train while returning from San Francisco to Fresno and suffered
a hemorrhage of the stomach before his destination was reached. At the station he took a taxicab to his home and Dr. W.
W. Cross was called at once and found his patient in a serious condition. Within a week, however, Mr. Patterson had
recovered sufficiently to go to his desk at the Fresno National Bank, of which institution he was president. But he was
not entirely well, and realizing that he might suffer another attack almost any time, he finally determined to go to San
Francisco and consult with specialists. The most expert physicians obtainable were called into consultation, and their
verdict was that an operation would be necessary. Mr. Patterson there upon entered Adler's Sanatorium and an operation
was performed Tuesday morning, March 3, by Dr. Lawrence Maupin of Fresno, assisted by severa1 of the leading
surgeons of the city. Ulcer of the stomach was given as the cause of the operation.
Could Not Rally: The patient was reported to have rallied well from the effects of the shock, and for a day or two strong
hopes were felt for his complete recovery. Towards the end of the week he began to grow worse, however, and a second
operation was decided upon as the only chance of saving his life. The operation took place Tuesday evening, March 10,
but Mr. Patterson was too weak from his illness and the effects of the first operation to survive. He gradually grew
weaker, lapsed into unconsciousness, and at 9:40 o'clock last Saturday morning breathed his last. Mrs. Patterson had
accompanied her husband to the city and was at his bedside almost constantly during his illness. The two children,
Dorothy and John D., were also with their father nearly all the time that be was ill. When death came those present at Mr.
Patterson's bedside, besides his immediate family, were Jno. D. Patterson of Ontario, Canada, and W. W. Patterson of
Oakland, both cousins; Joseph P. Bernhard of Fresno, a brother-in-law, and Dr. W. T. Maupin of Fresno. The remains,
accompanied by the relatives, were shipped to Fresno Saturday evening, arriving there at 10:40, whence they were taken
later to the family home on Tulare street. The funeral services were held at the Patterson residence at 2:30 o'clock
Monday afternoon, and that night the body was shipped to Oakland, where it was cremated in the Oakland Crematorium
at 10 o'clock Tuesday.
Cities, Mourn Loss: As soon as the news of Mr. Patterson's death reached Fresno, flags all over the city were placed at
half mast, and the whole mourned the loss of one of its most influential and highly respected citizens. No recent death
there occasioned such wide spread regret. At 1:30 o'clock on Monday all the banks closed out of respect to his memory.
In Patterson the mourning was sincere and universal. Work on Monday was suspended by the Patterson Ranch Company,
the Patterson Water Company and the Patterson Irrigated Farms. All the stores, business houses and schools were closed
for the day. The farmers and business men chartered a special train and over 125 persons left on the special Monday
morning at 8 o'clock, returning at 6 o'clock that evening from Fresno. The Patterson delegation gathered in front of the
Fresno National Bank at 1:45 p. m., and from there marched to the Patterson residence, the twenty women who
accompanied the delegation going in autos.
Hundreds Attend Funeral: Mr. Patterson was a man of simple, tastes and opposed to show and ostentation. For this
reason the funeral services were very simple, but perhaps the more impressive because of that simplicity. The services
took